Does our society encourage boys not to cry?

[donnashuggy]

Can't find what I was reading today (sorry) but the suggestion was that it was/is quite damaging that it is discouraged in our society.

I personally like men and boys to cry and show emotion, 

Do you think it is damaging?

I'm not talking about babies btw.

[fourandsixpants]

[patchoo78]

There is definitely a "suck it up" attitude towards men

[donnashuggy]

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@patchoo78 wrote:

There is definitely a "suck it up" attitude towards men

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Must make it difficult for them when they really want to cry, having a cry can relieve a lot of stress and is probably good for you.

I don't know but that is what my instincts tell me.

[joz*garage]

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@donnashuggy wrote:

Can't find what I was reading today (sorry) but the suggestion was that it was/is quite damaging that it is discouraged in our society.

I personally like men and boys to cry and show emotion, 

Do you think it is damaging?

I'm not talking about babies btw.

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'bout the only time i can remember crying was when my dog died, must of for about week!

pretty cold huh? took me years to develope feelings though, depends on ones up bringing i guess

re: your topic, i wonder if it's just an aussie thing that blokes are conditioned not to cry in general?

[donnashuggy]

Probably comes from the British Joz, but come to think about it girls get embarrassed when they cry too? They often try and stop themselves.

[joz*garage]

the brits hey!? that must be the root of it all

i dunno whether movies are a reflection, you see men can get quite emotional from other parts of the world, on live time tv too, not afraid to express themselves

[punch*drunk]

I dont like to cry in front of people, I dont like the attention it gets. But its not specifically crying, I just generally dont like to be the centre of attention.

When I found out my grandfather was dying, a few months back, I was out shopping and I sat down in front of a store and blubbered for about 15 minutes. I could have done with some attention that time, I didnt have any tissues!

My son is like me too, doesnt like to cry in front of people. He says he doesnt like to feel sad so he just tries to think of something else.

[donnashuggy]

I think it is a natural part of life and possibly not good to hold it back, I mean - have you ever had a good cry and felt better afterwards?

I know I have.

Back to the topic though, it seems to be that boys are 'generally' discouraged but I have no proof, makes it kind of awkward for them

[boris1gary]

mmmm....i wish they wouldn't cry on masterchef, that's everybody though. I suppose men aren't encouraged to cry and i would find it unattractive if any of my friends or Mr Boris cried at the drop of a hat. Crying has its place, pets dying is certainly one of them.